word group; phrase
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word group; phrase
formalA grammatical term referring to a syntactic unit consisting of two or more words that function together but is not a full sentence. Also called 短语.
‘‘
xīn新
shè社
huì会
’
、
‘‘
dǎ打
sǎo扫
gān干
jìng净
’
、
‘‘
pò破
chú除
mí迷
xìn信
’
dōu都
shì是
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
cí词
zǔ组
。
'New society', 'clean up thoroughly', and 'smash superstitions' are all common word groups.
Zài在
yǔ语
fǎ法
fēn分
xī析
zhōng中
，
qū区
fēn分
dān单
cí词
hé和
cí词
zǔ组
hěn很
zhòng重
yào要
。
In grammatical analysis, it is important to distinguish between individual words and word groups.
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Zhè这
gè个
jù句
zi子
bāo包
hán含
yī一
gè个
dòng动
cí词
cí词
zǔ组
。
This sentence contains a verb phrase.
Xué学
xí习
gù固
dìng定
cí词
zǔ组
duì对
zhǎng掌
wò握
yī一
mén门
wài外
yǔ语
hěn很
yǒu有
bāng帮
zhù助
。
Learning fixed phrases is very helpful for mastering a foreign language.